6-2！ Chelsea played crazy, Palmer made 3 passes and 1 shot! Maduekai wears a hat-trick and Felix scores

In the second round of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Chelsea are visiting Wolves. In the opening round of the league, Chelsea faced defending champions Manchester City, who lost 2-0, while Wolves also lost 2-0 to another title contender, Arsenal. In the last 6 league meetings between the two teams, Wolves have an advantage of 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and the last 3 games are 3 consecutive wins, and the Wolves team playing at home has a psychological advantage. Chelsea's squad has undergone a number of changes compared to the game against Manchester City. Jackson continued to push forward, with Palmer in the midfield position, flanked by Madueke and Mudryk, and Caicedo and Enzo in the back.

After the opening, the rhythm of the two teams was relatively fast, and they basically did not pass too much in the midfield, and played directly and quickly to the front. Chelsea were in danger after just two minutes when Madueke burst into the box from the right and fired a low shot that was saved by Jose Sa; Then Palmer whipped in a corner and Jackson nodded home to make it 1-0 and Chelsea got off to a dream start!

After conceding the goal, Wolves fought back, and in the 10th minute, Wolves took a corner kick from the left, and Mosquera's header in front of the goal was slightly wide! In the 17th minute, Wolves counterattacked, Cunha outflanked the goal, but Larsen, who passed the ball, was offside and the first goal was invalidated; In the 27th minute, Caicedo's midfield was cut off, Ait Noori advanced with the ball and then sent a diagonal stopper, Cunha easily pushed the goal!

In the 42nd minute, Lemina broke through with the ball in the middle of the field, and then divided the ball, Cunha's shot hit the crossbar and popped off the bottom line! In the 45th minute, Sanchez kicked the ball out of the goal, Jackson stepped forward to pick up the pass with the outside of his instep, and Palmer scored directly with a hanging shot, 2-1, Chelsea led again! In the 45+6th minute, Wolves won a set-piece in an excellent position in the front, Aite Nouri drove the ball out, Toti Gomez headed the ball, Larsen shoveled in front of the goal, 2-2, Wolves equalized again!

At half-time, the two teams were tied 2-2. In the rematch, Chelsea made the first substitutions, with Wolves veteran Neto coming off the bench to replace Mykhailo Mudryk; In the 49th minute, Chelsea sent a quick set-piece in front, Palmer split the side, Madueke's shot from a small angle was refracted into the net, 3-2, Chelsea once again took the lead at half-time; In the 58th minute, Caicedo's midfielder headed forward, Palmer took the ball and handed it to Madueke again, who scored a brace from a small angle, 4-2!

In the 62nd minute, Chelsea counter-attacked, Palmer burst into the penalty area with the ball on the right side of the field, and José Sa struggled to save the ball from the bottom line! In the 63rd minute, Chelsea broke the ball in front, Palmer took the ball and found Madueke again, who scored a hat-trick, 5-2, Chelsea played a hearty attack in this game!

Felix replaced Jackson in the 68th minute for his debut back to the Blues! In the 72nd minute, Mosquera stepped on Caicedo, and many people from the two teams clashed. In the 79th minute, Lemina scored with a heavy bombardment in the penalty area, but his teammate was offside and the first goal was invalidated. In the 80th minute, Chelsea counterattacked, Neto crossed from the left, Felix pushed the goal, 6-2!

The two sides then exchanged attacks and defences, but neither could change the scoreline, and Chelsea held on to a 6-2 victory for their first win of the new season. In this game, Palmer scored 9.4 points with 3 passes and 1 shot, and Madueke scored a hat-trick. It is believed that after this game, Maresca will be able to find the optimal solution for the frontcourt matching.